Which to use
“dizaine” and “draine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,399
- “dizaine” frequency rank
- #44,427
- “draine” frequency rank
- 47826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dizaine | draine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe de dix unités. | Grive draine. |
Where the eye mixes dizaine and draine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dizaine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against draine's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dizaine and draine
A purely visual mix-up. dizaine (\di.zɛn\) and draine (\dʁɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dizaine is recorded at frequency rank #3,399, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.zɛn\. draine is at rank #44,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁɛn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47826, this pair ranks #183,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dizaine vs draine
Shared letters: adein. Private to "dizaine": z. Private to "draine": r.
"dizaine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "draine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dizaine" for "draine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dizaine" vs "draine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dizaine" and "draine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dizaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "draine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dizaine" and "draine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damné vs draine". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #183,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.